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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
January 25, 2005
James Utterback
Department of Transportation
701 VDOT Way
Charlottesville, VA 22911
RE: Faulconer Construction Office and Shop Final Site Plan (Tax Map 58, Parcel 37)
Dear Mr. Utterback:
On December 3, 2004 I sent a letter to Brent Sprinkle regarding the above referenced plan. He responded on January 7,
2005 but his response did not completely address the question asked in December. (For your information, copies of both
letters are attached.) The County's letter requested that VDOT identify what standards would be used by VDOT to
determine the adequacy of Morgantown Road for the projected traffic from the Faulconer site. The County's request may
have been misinterpreted because it did not clearly state what was meant by "projected traffic ".
The January response stated that "The Department does not have specific standards for evaluating the incremental impact of
a single use, such as the Faulconer site, on a roadway with existing traffic. Typically the adequacy of the existing roadway
would have been considered when the zoning of the Faulconer site and other properties in the vicinity was originally
established." The initial zoning of this property for industrial use dates back to the 1970s. The current zoning was
established on December 10, 1980. While the road may have been adequate for the industrial zoning established more than
24 years ago, the County Zoning Ordinance requires that the road be adequate today to accommodate the particular vehicles
that would be used by Faulconer at the proposed site.
A condition that must be satisfied for the site plan to be approved is that "Pavement widths and strengths of both internal and
external roads shall be adequate to accommodate projected traffic generated by the proposed use." Specifically the County is
relying on VDOT to determine whether Morgantown Road has adequate pavement width and strength to accommodate
vehicles 70 feet long and 8 '/z feet in width and of more than 10,000 lbs gross vehicle weight. This is the length, width, and
weight of some vehicle types projected from the Faulconer site as stated in a letter from the applicant dated June 7, 2001.
The County is not requesting that VDOT initiate any study or analysis of the road to make this determination, however, it is
necessary for VDOT to identify what standards would be used to make such a determination. If the applicant chooses to
move forward with the project it will be its responsibility to work with your office and provide VDOT with whatever
information you may need to make the determination of adequacy. County staff remains available to work with VDOT on
this request. Please feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
William D. Fritz, AICP
Chief of Current Development.
Cc: Richard E. Carter, Esquire